Tax Update. October 28, 2014

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1 Tax Update October 28, 2014

2 SC&H Group Agenda Update from the IRS Expired Tax Provisions Impacting Exempt Organizations Proposed Legislation Impacting Tax Exempt Organizations Changes to the 2013 Form 990 2

3 Update From the IRS

4 News from the IRS April 2013 results of College and University study that began in 2008 issued College and University study focused on unrelated business income and compensation Then head of EO, Lois Lerner, discusses UBIT study as part of priority plan Congressional review of EO with delay of processing of exempt applications Significant employee changes at highest levels of EO 4

5 News from the IRS As a result of Congressional review and significant changes with the highest levels of EO No F/Y 2013 annual report published No F/Y 2014 work plan published Restructured hierarchy within the IRS New Director of EO appointed Tamera Ripperda focus on process and transparency reduction in waiting time for approval of tax exempt organization applications. Overhaul of the application process creation of an Advocacy Application Review Committee Simplified Form 1023EZ application for smaller organizations 5

6 News from the IRS Simplified procedures for retroactively reinstating taxexempt status of organizations that had status automatically revoked for failure to file (Rev. Proc ) Tax-exempt organizations not required to file Form 8621 for PFIC investments (Notice ) Draft forms for employer reporting of health insurance coverage under employer-sponsored plans published Form 1094-C Transmittal of Employer-Provided Offer and Coverage Information Returns Form 1095-C Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage (furnished to employees) 6

7 News from the IRS Business Leagues For entity to be an exempt business league, its members must have a voice in its operation and there must be meaningful extent of membership support. (PLR ) Court, on April 25, 2013, held that organization did not qualify as tax-exempt business league largely because it failed line of business standard (ABA Retirement Funds v. U.S.) Association of financial institutions (but only top 50) held to not represent line of business, to provide particular service to members, and to operate in commercial manner (PLR ) Exemption revoked where organization evolved into multiple service; private interests of participating members advanced (PLRs , ) 7

8 News from the IRS Business Leagues cont. Exemption denied to organization helping individual investors in equity investment firms preserve and strengthen their shareholder rights because activities benefit individual shareholders (PLR ) Exemption revoked because organization stopped representing line of business and opened its membership to persons without regard to their business interests or activities (PLR ) Organization formed to develop industry standard for computer software systems failed to qualify for exemption as business league because it marketed branded product and performs particular services for its members (PLRs ) 8

9 News from the IRS Unrelated Business Income Service ruled that, in specific factual circumstances, a website of an education organization is the equivalent of a periodical for the purpose of cost allocation rules applicable to periodicals. Cost allocation available to publications was allowed. (PLR ) Various types of income received by a 501(c)(6) from the operation of tournaments was not UBI. Looked at Rev. Rul and Rev. Rul (PLRs ) 9

10 On the Horizon from the IRS Results of UBIT study Final 501(r)regulations on additional requirements that taxexempt hospitals must satisfy to remain tax-exempt 10

11 Currently Expired Tax Provisions Impacting Exempt Organizations Expired 12/31/13 Tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purposes Extension of modification of tax treatment of certain payments to controlling exempt organizations (rent, interest, royalties ) Deduction for contributions of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes Tax deduction for contributions of food inventory by taxpayers other than C corporations Basis adjustment rule for stock of an S corporation making charitable contributions of property 11

12 Capital Hill Update: Camp Tax Reform Proposal

13 Camp Tax Reform Proposal Total Revenue Raised from Tax Reform Provisions From Exempt Organization Proposals Combined Reform Accelerated Cost Recovery System Amortize Research and Development Treatment of Deferred Foreign Income Amortize Advertising Expenses Reform Subpart F Financial Institution Excise Tax Repeal LIFO Accounting Method Repeal Like Kind Exchanges Limit Cash Method Accounting Make Research Credit Permanent $12 Billion $269.5 Billion $192.6 Billion $170.4 Billion $169.0 Billion $115.6 Billion $86.4 Billion $79.1 Billion $40.9 Billion $23.6 Billion ($34.1) Billion 13

14 UBIT Loss Basketing Net UBTI calculated separately on each unrelated trade or business Losses from one business may only be used to offset income from that same business 14

15 Unrelated Business Income - Definition Unrelated business income is: 1 - A trade or business for the production of income 2 - Regularly carried on; and 3 - Not substantially related to the organization s exempt purpose 15

16 Exclusions from Unrelated Business Income Internal Revenue Code Sections Investment Income interest, dividends, annuities Royalties Real property rents (not debt-financed, exceptions for schools) Capital gains Certain research by colleges, universities, hospitals Qualified convention and trade show activities Qualified sponsorship payments 16

17 Royalties from Name/Logo License Tax royalties from sale/license of organization s name or logo (including trademarks and copyrights) as UBTI per se Many organizations, such as AARP, are now earning significant profits licensing their own names to for-profit businesses (which is not taxable to an exempt organization) to avoid engaging in an active trade or business themselves. 17

18 Corporate Sponsorship Proposal to treat corporate sponsorship payments as UBTI if the sponsor acknowledgement refers to sponsor s product lines Proposal to treat exclusive sponsorship of large events (>$25,000) as UBTI - a sponsor s name and logo may not be treated more favorable that others at such events) 18

19 College Endowment Excise Tax Proposal to impose 1% excise tax on net investment income of private colleges and universities with more than $100,000 of assets per full-time student (other than assets used directly in exempt activities) 19

20 High Compensation Excess Tax Proposal to impose a 25% excess tax on compensation in excess of $1 million Tax is to be paid by the exempt organization Compensation on the top five highest paid employees Includes deferred compensation and parachute payments 20

21 Compensation/Excess Benefit Transactions Proposal that disqualified persons may no longer rely on compensation consultants to avoid excess benefit transaction excise tax Proposal imposes a 10% excise tax on organizations participating in excess benefit transactions May avoid the tax by following the rebuttable presumption procedure Proposal treats athletic coaches and investment advisors as disqualified persons Expands intermediate sanctions to IRC 501(c)(5) and 501(c)(6) organizations 21

22 Tax-Exempt Bonds Proposal would repeal the exception for tax-exempt status for qualified private activity bonds on a prospective basis - IRC 501(c)(3) bonds could no longer be issued on a tax-exempt basis Would eliminate advance refunding bonds (issuing tax-exempt bonds to refinance outstanding bonds) 22

23 Supporting Organizations Proposal to eliminate Type II and Type III Supporting Organizations Only Supporting Organizations that are operated, supervised, or controlled by a publicly supported organization would qualify 23

24 Donor-Advised Fund Distributions Proposal would require donor-advised funds to distribute contributions within five years of receipt Failure to distribute results in an excise tax of 20% of the undistributed amount 24

25 Charitable Deduction Modifications Charitable contributions made after close of tax year deductible until April 15 th Charitable contributions deductible only to the extent that they exceed 2% of AGI Percentage limitations for gifts of cash and property to public charities reduced from 50% to 40%; gifts to private foundations reduced from 30% to 25% Value of deduction generally limited to adjusted basis Conservation easement incentive made permanent No deduction for land to be used for golf courses 25

26 Private Foundation Provisions Proposal to reduce excise tax on private foundation net investment income to 1% and repeal exemption exception for exempt operating foundations Proposal to repeal exemption to the 5% minimum distribution requirement for exempt operating foundations Proposal to impose 2.5% excise tax on private foundations that engage in a self-dealing transaction, 10% when it involves compensation- also eliminates safe harbor for reliance on professional advice 26

27 Form 990 Penalties Proposal to double the penalties related to Form 990 Late of incomplete Form 990 for larger orgs. from $100/day to $200/day, for smaller orgs. From $20/day to $40/day Manager penalty from $10/day to $20/day Public inspection of returns -$100 to $200 Tax Shelter disclosure - $100 to $200 Proposal to impose 5% accuracy penalty (cap at $40,000) on managers with respect to Form 990-T 27

28 Other Provisions Impacting Exempt Organizations Impose UBIT on income from fundamental research that is not made publicly available Increase UBTI deduction from $1,000 to $10,000 Mandatory electronic filing of Form 990 Repeal tax exemption for health insurance co-ops created under the Affordable Care Act Repeal tax exemption for property/casualty insurance companies Partner charitable contributions limited by outside basis Repeal tax-exempt status for professional sports leagues 28

29 Proposed Legislations Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2013 Remove the 100,000 cap on gifts from IRA accounts Lower the age threshold from age 70 1/2 to age 59 1/2 Make the IRA charitable distribution permanent Allow distributions to all public charities and private foundations 29

30 Changes to the 2013 Form 990

31 Part I Summary Instructions clarify that professional fundraising fees must be reported, regardless of whether or not the recipient is an employee (in some cases the amount in Part I, line 16a will not agree to the amount in Part IX, Column D, line 25) 31

32 Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules Line 2 instructions clarify that certain organizations must complete a public support test computation in Schedule A if excluding Schedule B contributors based on the $5,000/2% threshold, even if the organization would not otherwise have a public support test requirement 32

33 Part VI Governance, Management and Disclosure Line1b instructions clarify that for purposes of determining independence, compensation includes any amounts received during an organization s tax year, even if no compensation is reportable on Part VII Line 3 instructions clarify that compensation from a management company for management duties provided to the filing organization during that tax year must be listed in Schedule O Line 15 instructions clarify that a Yes answer only applies if the filing organization (not a related organization) used a process for determining executive compensation that met the rebuttable presumption of reasonable. If the organization did not compensate the CEO, executive director or top management office during the tax year, the answer to question 15a is no. If the organization did not compensate any of its other officers, even if such employees were compensated by a related organization, answer no to line 15b 33

34 Part VII, Statement of Revenue/Glossary Line 1 instructions clarify that discounts on services cannot be reported as contributions Glossary clarifies that contributions include neither donations or services nor discounts provided on sales of goods in the ordinary course of business Glossary clarifies for purposes of Form 990, disregarded entities are not controlled entities 34

35 Schedule A Instructions Added instructions to classify Type III supporting organizations as either functionally integrated or nonfunctionally integrated Implements payout requirements for non-functionally integrated Type III supporting organizations Under transitional rules, the classifications and payout requirements will generally apply to the 2014 tax year 35

36 Schedule D Requirement for program-related investments to be categorized as either loans or equity investments in Part VIII Indentify and disclose in Part VIII any domestic organizations in which the organization has made program-related investments Requirement to explain in Part XIII credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services provided by the organization 36

37 Schedule F Clarifies that grants made to domestic persons that are designated for foreign beneficiaries should be reported on Schedule F rather than Schedule I Clarifies that investments in foreign-domiciled entities that are traded on a U.S. stock exchange do not require reporting 37

38 Schedule H For each hospital facility, the state license number must be provided Now required to provide the URL for a CHNA that is posted to a website Clarifies that self-pay and prompt-pay discounts do not constitute financial assistance policies Clarifies that contributions restricted by the organization to community benefit activities are reportable in Part I, Line 7i only if the restriction is in writing Direct offsetting revenue includes restricted grants and contributions used to provide a community benefit A clarification that the CHNA address the community s significant health needs 38

39 Contact Information Lori Burghauser Principal Visit: Phone: (800)

40 Accounting & Tax Update

41 Accounting Update Private Company Developments Revenue Recognition Project NFP Financial Reporting Project FASB Current Issues 41 41

42 Private Company Developments Do Not-For-Profit entities qualify as private companies? 42 42

43 Applicable Private Company Changes Intangible Assets Interest Rate Swaps 43 43

44 Revenue Recognition Project Overview Contract based Five step model Transition and effective date 44 44

45 Revenue Recognition Overview Rules vs. Principles Industry specific guidance Abuse driven guidance Where are we headed? 45 45

46 Revenue Recognition New Approach Contracts Vendor Contract Customer $$$ Right to receive payment Right to receive goods or services Delivery Asset Based 46 46

47 Five Step Model 1. Analyze the Contract 2. Identify performance obligations 3. Determine transaction price 4. Allocate transaction price among deliverables 5. Recognize revenue as items delivered 47 47

48 Transition and Effective Date Effective for periods beginning after 12/15/2017 Capture of data in system Two transition methods Retrospective to each prior reporting period Retrospective with cumulative effect recognized at date of initial application 48 48

49 FASB NFP Financial Reporting Project Expense presentation Intermediate operating measure Net asset classification Cash flow presentation Disclosures 49 49

50 FASB Current Issues ED: Going Concern ASU : Fair Value Disclosures Fixed-Fee Service Arrangements ASU : Accounting for Investment in Affordable Care Housing ASU : NFP Entities: Services Received from Personnel of an Affiliate ASU : NFP Cash Flow Classifications 50 50

51 Contact Information Paul Shifrin Director Visit: Phone: (800)